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upstarts1979 · Feb 21, 2017

Birding the Moors Today

When I arrived at 8.20 there were at least 5 reed buntings singing from the car park to the east hide. As per normal a little egret was feeding in Swampy bottom. Duck numbers were a bit static apart from a couple of wigeon. Snipe numbers have declined but teal have risen slightly.
But still NO winter thrushes I can't believe they have gone back to Scandinavia and I would expect them to pass through soon feeding on the fields around the Flashes.

species count MOORS:
GCG, Little grebe (1 back on Broadmeadow pool), Cormorant 18, greylag 3, mute swan pr, mallard 12, shoveler 62, gadwall 6, wigeon pr grazing in scrape, teal 37, shelduck 4, pochard 18 min ( 14 males), tufted 32,
Little egret 2, grey heron 2,
water rail, coot 55-60
Curlew 7, snipe 12, oystercatcher 2, lapwing c20,
BHG 220, herring 6, LBBG 5
stock dove 4, kingfisher, green woodp,
cetti's w 2, goldcrest 2, pied wag 1,
greenfinch 2, bullfinch, chaffinch 4, goldfinch 5,
reed bunting 12+

upstarts1979 · Feb 21, 2017

Birding Flashes Today

Didn't stay until dark had to leave at 5.20pm..but plenty to see. The spring is definitely here in a birding sense. ..there are many signs at the Flashes to prove this. Ducks feeding during the day, coot increasing . BHG massing in raucous flocks, lapwing displaying and gre sands appearing before dark. The only thing missing are the winter thrushes very unusual but still time.

Species count Flashes :
Teal 67 (104 total), gadwall 4 (2prs ). mallard 41, Shelduck 3. coot 25, mute swan pr.
lapwing 350. Oystercatcher 2. green sand. Curlew 6 ( they appear to have split up into Moors and Flashes flocks). Avocet 2.
BHG 1500. LBBG / herring 40.
Buzzard.
song thrush 2 singing. starling 7.

Sailing pool :
GCG 7. Cormorant 3. coot 19.

PeterE · Feb 21, 2017

upstarts1979 said:
But still NO winter thrushes I can't believe they have gone back to Scandinavia and I would expect them to pass through soon feeding on the fields around the Flashes.

John,

After lunch in the East Hide I saw a large (40+) flock of fieldfares flying S-E over Lifestyles.

Peter

Phil Andrews · Feb 22, 2017

Gert reports from the Flashes this morning:

4 Avocet, 16 Curlew, Grey Wagtail, pair of Raven, 6 Shelduck

Also 9 Gadwall and 26 Teal as per Des.

Peregrine Trousers · Feb 22, 2017

upstarts1979 said:
...

Species count Flashes :
Teal 67 (104 total), gadwall 4 (2prs ). mallard 41, Shelduck 3. coot 25, mute swan pr.
lapwing 350. Oystercatcher 2. green sand. Curlew 6 ( they appear to have split up into Moors and Flashes flocks). Avocet 2.
BHG 1500. LBBG / herring 40.
Buzzard.
song thrush 2 singing. starling 7.

On Monday there were 6 at moors but had 11 at flashes late afternoon...also regarding winter thrushes, just the 2 redwing on west track at moors around midday...

upstarts1979 · Feb 22, 2017

PeterE said:
John,

After lunch in the East Hide I saw a large (40+) flock of fieldfares flying S-E over Lifestyles.

Peter

good to see they're still around.

Phil Andrews · Feb 22, 2017

Adult Kittiwake at the Moors Pool this afternoon then flew west as per Des and John Sirrett.

wheatearlp · Feb 22, 2017

Phil Andrews said:
Adult Kittiwake at the Moors Pool this afternoon then flew west as per Des and John Sirrett.

Who's Des Sirrett?

Phil Andrews · Feb 22, 2017

wheatearlp said:
Who's Des Sirrett?

Marriage was well as civil partnership now an option

:t:

Phil Andrews · Feb 22, 2017

The next couple of days sees some "interesting" weather and today's Kittiwake gives a hint of what might turn up at Upton on the back of the adverse conditions - half a chance of Common Scoter and/or Little Gull whilst decent numbers of waders (particularly Knot, Dunlin and Blackwits) are massed in the Severn Estuary. If you can brave the elements tomorrow and Friday there could be some productive rewards out there.

John Sirrett · Feb 22, 2017

Phil Andrews said:
Adult Kittiwake at the Moors Pool this afternoon then flew west as per Des and John Sirrett.

We did not see any unusual gulls from the East Hide, but almost immediately after entering the Jacob's Hide JHWR noticed this adult Kittiwake on the water. It probably dropped in during a brief squall at 13.15 and departed about 15 minutes later.

UW82 · Feb 22, 2017

Today's highlights:

MOORS:
Kittiwake ( see JS above)--------Little Egret (3)
Shelduck (4)----------------------Oystercatcher (4)
Wigeon (1)------------------------Gadwall (4)
Pochard (17)----------------------Tufted Duck (22)
Shoveler (65)---------------------Teal (25)
G C Grebe (1)---------------------Little Grebe (2)
Snipe (2)--------------------------Cormorant (15)
Cetti's Warbler (3)----------------Curlew (15)
Water Rail-------------------------Herring Gull (2 ad) looking settled.
Mute Swan (2)--------------------House Sparrow in front of the east hide. First of the year.
Fieldfare (c15)--------------------Redwing (2)
Greylag Goose (2)

FLASHES/SAILING POOL*:
Avocet (4)-------------------------Shelduck (4)
Teal (50)--------------------------Shoveler (1)
Tufted Duck (9)-------------------Gadwall (9)
Green Sand (1)-------------------Skylark (1)
Winter thrushes (c25)------------Barn Owl flying and perching briefly to the right of the main hide at 18.06.
L B BGull (c350)------------------Herring Gull (c150)
B H Gull (c 1500)-----------------Y L Gull (ad) (SMW only).
Kingfisher *-----------------------G C Grebe*
Mute Swan(4)*

Des.

binus1963 · Feb 22, 2017

Phil Andrews said:
Adult Kittiwake at the Moors Pool this afternoon then flew west as per Des and John Sirrett.

have you had herring gull this year, saw one sundaya youngsterbut did'nt see it long.

Phil Andrews · Feb 22, 2017

Productive day with three adittions to the reserve's year list - House Sparrow, Kittiwake and Yellow-legged Gull

upstarts1979 · Feb 22, 2017

UW82 said:
Today's highlights:

MOORS:
Kittiwake ( see JS above)--------Little Egret (3)
Shelduck (4)----------------------Oystercatcher (4)
Wigeon (1)------------------------Gadwall (4)
Pochard (17)----------------------Tufted Duck (22)
Shoveler (65)---------------------Teal (25)
G C Grebe (1)---------------------Little Grebe (2)
Snipe (2)--------------------------Cormorant (15)
Cetti's Warbler (3)----------------Curlew (15)
Water Rail-------------------------Herring Gull (2 ad) looking settled.
Mute Swan (2)--------------------House Sparrow in front of the east hide. First of the year.
Fieldfare (c15)--------------------Redwing (2)
Greylag Goose (2)

FLASHES/SAILING POOL*:
Avocet (4)-------------------------Shelduck (4)
Teal (50)--------------------------Shoveler (1)
Tufted Duck (9)-------------------Gadwall (9)
Green Sand (1)-------------------Skylark (1)
Winter thrushes (c25)------------Barn Owl flying and perching briefly to the right of the main hide at 18.06.
L B BGull (c350)------------------Herring Gull (c150)
B H Gull (c 1500)-----------------Y L Gull (ad) (SMW only).
Kingfisher *-----------------------G C Grebe*
Mute Swan(4)*

Des.

Des how many Lapwing mate

UW82 · Feb 22, 2017

upstarts1979 said:
Des how many Lapwing mate

300 John and JS had a Nuthatch at the Moors.

Des.

UW82 · Feb 23, 2017

UW82 said:
Today's highlights:

MOORS:
Kittiwake ( see JS above)--------Little Egret (3)
Shelduck (4)----------------------Oystercatcher (4)
Wigeon (1)------------------------Gadwall (4)
Pochard (17)----------------------Tufted Duck (22)
Shoveler (65)---------------------Teal (25)
G C Grebe (1)---------------------Little Grebe (2)
Snipe (2)--------------------------Cormorant (15)
Cetti's Warbler (3)----------------Curlew (15)
Water Rail-------------------------Herring Gull (2 ad) looking settled.
Mute Swan (2)--------------------House Sparrow in front of the east hide. First of the year.
Fieldfare (c15)--------------------Redwing (2)
Greylag Goose (2)

FLASHES/SAILING POOL*:
Avocet (4)-------------------------Shelduck (4)
Teal (50)--------------------------Shoveler (1)
Tufted Duck (9)-------------------Gadwall (9)
Green Sand (1)-------------------Skylark (1)
Winter thrushes (c25)------------Barn Owl flying and perching briefly to the right of the main hide at 18.06.
L B BGull (c350)------------------Herring Gull (c150)
B H Gull (c 1500)-----------------Y L Gull (ad) (SMW only).
Kingfisher *-----------------------G C Grebe*
Mute Swan(4)*

Des.

I should have included Common Gull (2w) at the Flashes in my report.

Des.

Phil Andrews · Feb 23, 2017

UW82 said:
I should have included Common Gull (2w) at the Flashes in my report.

Des.

A six gull species day - not bad for late February :t:

Peregrine Trousers · Feb 23, 2017

Arrived flashes at 0700...not too windy

Avocet (7)
Canada Goose (c150)
Curlew (8)
Gadwall (11)
Herring Gull (2)
Lapwing (c550)
LBB Gull (3)
Oystercatcher (2)
Redwing (2)
Shelduck (6)
Shoveler (2)
Teal (c30)
Tufted (6)

...and over to Moors for 10am

Cormorant (23)
GC Grebe (1 + 7 on SP)
Little Egret (3)
Pochard (16)
Shoveler (61)

...got quite windy...and colder...then noticed the dead tree had succumbed to the wind...

upstarts1979 · Feb 23, 2017

No access to Flashes

At present there is a tree in a precarious state on the south side of the Sailing pool .
Thus health and safety means no access.

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